We have two mailing lists setup, a committee list for those who wish to help put this event together and an announcement list for those who want to be notified of official details of the event. Please feel free to join in!

[http://harold.uits.indiana.edu/Makevention/ExhibitorApplication.php Exhibitor Application] - Work in progress! Do not submit a real application yet! But please try to submit a fake application and see if there are any bugs.

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== Current Activities ==

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* A budget (Therese)

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* A list of groups to approach about sponsoring Makevention (Everyone!)

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* Getting a public website up

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* Getting an application online for exhibitors (Jenett)

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* Talking to Visit Bloomington about advertising (Jenett)

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* Designing a logo

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== Venue ==

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* Convention Center - cost $2,000

** Also use the parking lot across the B-Line and the parking lot across College

** Also use the parking lot across the B-Line and the parking lot across College

** Also use the B-Line

** Also use the B-Line

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* Farmer's Market Stalls

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** Has electricity!!!

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* School

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== Possible Dates ==

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== Dates ==

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* The winner is August 24th

== Name Ideas ==

== Name Ideas ==

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* Makevention

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* Makevention <- this is our winner!

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* Maker Festival

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* Make, Build, Do Fest

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== Organizing Team ==

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* Jenett Tillotson from Bloominglabs

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* Therese Miller from IU

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* Steve Backs from the Monroe County Public Library

== Exhibitors ==

== Exhibitors ==

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* Nicole Jacquard/IU's fab lab

* Nicole Jacquard/IU's fab lab

* Cold Hard Art (the dude that sold us the mill)

* Cold Hard Art (the dude that sold us the mill)

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* Charlie Peck/LittleFe

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* Lego League (maybe have a Lego League competition)

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* MIT SeaPerch

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* Local FIRST robotics teams

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* IU EOT teams

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* Trained Eye Arts

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* Indy makers/Club Cyberia

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* Robot Drawing Collective

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== Possible Events ==

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* Power Wheels Race

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* Lego League Competition

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* Circuit Bending

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* Thursday night music event at the Bluebird

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* Open houses at local makers space in Bloomington on Friday night

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** Bloominglabs

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** Trained Eye Arts

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** Bloomington Print Collective

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** Ecovillage

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* Saturday night Par-Tay at Bloominglabs

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== Entertainment ==

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* [http://nerdcorenow.com/2010/09/20/album-shammers-lefthand-shmix-tape-ep/ Shammers - nerdcore group based out of Bloomington]

Revision as of 13:38, 19 December 2012

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We have two mailing lists setup, a committee list for those who wish to help put this event together and an announcement list for those who want to be notified of official details of the event. Please feel free to join in!